The Biology of Sea Turtles, Volume IIIJeanette Wyneken, Kenneth J. Lohmann, John A. Musick Since the first volume of The Biology of Sea Turtles was published in 1997, the field has grown and matured in ways few of the authors would have predicted-particularly in the areas of physiology, behavior, genetics, and health. Volume III presents timely coverage of emerging areas as well as the integration of approaches and information that did n |
Contents
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Chapter 2 Vision | 31 |
Chapter 3 Natal Homing and Imprinting in Sea Turtles | 59 |
An In Vivo View of Structure | 79 |
Chapter 5 Age and Age Estimation in Sea Turtles | 97 |
Chapter 6 Molecular Genetics of Sea Turtles | 135 |
Dermochelys coriacea | 163 |
Caretta caretta | 189 |
Chapter 10 Predators Prey and the Ecological Roles of Sea Turtles | 249 |
Chapter 11 Exposure to and Effects of Persistent Organic Pollutants | 285 |
Lessons Learned from Decades of Research and Conservation | 329 |
Chapter 13 Climate Change and Marine Turtles | 353 |
Chapter 14 FreeRanging Sea Turtle Health | 379 |
Chapter 15 Sea Turtle Epibiosis | 399 |
Chapter 16 Parasites of Marine Turtles | 427 |
Back Cover | 447 |
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